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Please note that due to the current situation surrounding COVID-19, the New Westminster – Burnaby office’s drop-in service is suspended temporarily. Members of the public can get help from the constituency office team by phoning and emailing the office. All support will be provided by phone or online communication. The Constituency office’s contact information: 604-775-5707 […]

Notice of Motion A call to support Motion M-1 for a made-in-Canada Green New Deal M-1 — December 5, 2019 — Mr. Julian (New Westminster—Burnaby) — That, in the opinion of the House: (a) it is the duty of the government to create a Green New Deal (i) to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions through […]

NEW WESTMINSTER— Today, NDP Finance Critic Peter Julian is reiterating his call for the federal government to use its powers to help Canadians struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic and make the banks waive interest, penalties, and fees on loan deferrals and to stop charging interest on credit cards and lines of credit. Actions to regulate […]

Dear neighbours, June 1 is only one week away, small business owners, many of them have already deferred their April and May rents, are now once again worrying how they are going to pay for their June rent. Here is the letter MP Gord Johns (Courtenay-Alberni) NDP Critic for Small Business, and I wrote a […]

published: 2020-05-20 iPolitics by: Kady O’Malley Here we go again. A little over a month after all but one of the four main parties struck a deal to prolong the parliamentary hiatus that has been in place since the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada in mid-March, the House is once again heading for an abrupt return […]

published: 2020-05-19 19:50 (EST) Globe and Mail.com Politics, Words: 733 Hybrid Parliament ready to launch, House officials say in previously confidential report Report comes as Liberals and opposition debate whether to extend the current suspension of Parliament by: Bill Curry The House of Commons administration says it is ready and able to implement a U.K.-style […]

Companies with links to tax havens should not receive public funds. The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) has estimated that more than $25 billion in tax money is taken from Canada every year because of tax havens. Meanwhile, millions of hard working Canadians pay their taxes on time and in full. Trudeau needs to stop letting […]

Dear neighbours, I wrote a letter to MP Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion to bring to her attention my constituents’ concerns regarding expectant Mothers’ future EI Maternity Application after the COVID-19 pandemic.

published: 2020-05-15 Globe and Mail (Ontario) Report on Business | B1, Words: 654 Government’s total spending has increased by nearly $6-billion in the past two weeks by: Bill Curry Federal spending on COVID-19 measures now stands at $151.7-billion, according to the Finance Department’s latest tally of government announcements. As part of an agreement with the […]

Dear neighbours, My colleague MP Gord Johns (Courtenay-Alberni) and NDP Critic for Economic Development and Small Business and I wrote a letter to the Finance Minister Bill Morneau and to the Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion to share our deep concerns about two issues relating to the Canada Emergency Business Assistance (CEBA) eligibility. […]

Too many seniors and people with disabilities are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it’s time for the government to make seniors and people with disabilities a real priority in Canada. There is no doubt that seniors and people with disabilities right across the country are feeling the impacts of increased costs due to the […]

published: 2020-05-02 / Canadian Press Newswire OTTAWA – Pablo Rodriguez looks back wistfully to the time when his biggest worry was whether he’d be able to corral the support of at least one opposition party for the minority Liberal government’s initiatives and help it survive confidence votes. The trials of being the government’s House leader […]

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